Shower head attachment



Oct. 18, 1949. ROSE 2,485,112

SHOWER HEAD ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 5, 1946 INVENTOR. Err/v37 fiazs.

Patented Oct. 18, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOWER HEADATTACHMENT Ernst Rose, San Francisco, Calif.

Application August 5, 1946, Serial No. 688,528

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to shower heads, and especially to a receptaclewhich is detachably secured to the shower head and adapted to contain acake of scented soap, bath pellets, or the like, which slowly dissolveand scent and/or tint the shower water.

The object of the present invention is generally to improve and simplifythe construction and operation of devices of the character described; toprovide a receptacle to receive pellets, scented soap or the like whichmay be quickly and readily attached to the exterior surface of anystandard form of shower head; to provide a receptacle and attachingmeans whereby the receptacle may be so positioned with relation to theshower head that only a small portion of the shower water will passtherethrough to cause dissolution of the soap or pellets in thereceptacle; and further, to provide a receptacle of the characterdescribed which will insure a scented and/or tinted shower withoutmaterial interference or breaking up of the shower discharge.

The invention is shown by way of illustration in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle and attaching means appliedthereto; and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the receptacle attached to a bathroomshower head.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly Fig. 2, Aindicates a standard form of bathroom shower head, and B the perforatedface of the shower head through which the water discharges in the formof a spray. The receptacle and means whereby it is detachably secured toa shower head is best shown in Fig. 1. The receptacle may be made from aplastic or any other suitable material and may be of cylindrical or anyother suitable shape.

The upper rim of the receptacle is provided with a pair of hooks or pins2 to which is secured an elastic spring 3 or a rubber band or the like.The rim is also provided with a hook-shaped member 4 while the bottom ofthe receptacle and possibly the side wall is perforated to permit thepassage of water therethrough.

In actual operation a cake of soap, bath pellets or the like are placedin the receptacle. The soap and the pellets may be scented and they maycontain coloring matter to tint the shower water so that a scentedand/or tinted shower will result. After placing soap or pellets, orboth, in

the receptacle, it is positioned with the hook 4 in engagement with therim of the shower head as shown in Fig. 2 and then by slipping theelastic band or spring 3 over the opposite side of the rim of the showerhead, the receptacle will be securely held in place and in positionwhere it will not deflect or break up the shower as a whole, yet insurea sufficient flow of water through the receptacle to cause dissolutionof the soap or pellets and at the same time insure scenting and/ortinting of the shower water.

The dissolution of the soap or pellets may be at such a rate thatseveral showers may be taken without refilling the receptacle, but whenrefilling is necessary, it is obvious that removal of the receptaclefrom the shower head and refilling and replacement thereof is quicklyand readily accomplished, and while this and other features of theinvention have been more or less specifically described and illustrated,it should be understood that changes may be resorted to within the scopeof the appended claims and that the materials and finish of the severalparts employed may be such as the experience or Judgment of themanufacturer may dictate or varying conditions or uses may demand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. For use with a shower head having a perforated shower producingplate, the combination of a perforated receptacle open at its top andadapted to contain a water soluble scented material, said perforatedcontainer at its top being adapted to abut and overlie a portion of theperforated shower plate when used therewith so that a portion only ofthe shower water will pass from the perforated plate through theperforated receptacle to cause solution of the soluble scented material,and means for detachably securing the perforated receptacle to theshower head in any selected abutting position around the shower headplate. 2. For use with a shower head having a perforated shower plateand an annular rim around the same, the combination of an open topreceptacle having an upper edge terminating in a plane and adapted tocontain a water soluble scented material, said receptacle having a hooksecured thereto and projecting beyond and forming a dihedral angle withsaid edge and adapted 3 to engage the annular rim of the shower head,said receptacle having a perforated bottom, and an elastic band engagingthe shower head for pulling the hook and the top edge of the receptacleinto abutment with a selected portion of 5 the shower head when usedtherewith.

ERNST ROSE.

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